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why the defensive nature of the deal? because advertisers are going directly to facebook, google and twitter. i don't think this merger can stop that flow. if anything, if i was running one of these companies, i would have sought twitter. two do not necessarily have the smarts -- that's something facebook, twitter and google, to another extent, salesforce.com know how to do. with younger people increasingly turning to their mobile devices for news, sports and entertainment, you can't let them deck tate the terms to their clients. tv, web, print, radio, that's going to be viewed as a positive by the clients. somehow, the combined entity can wren f better terms from the online ad world. second deal is kind of a puzzle, frankly. it's a head scratcher. irish drug company for 8.6 billion in cash. knock off store brands, over the counter drugs. they can manufacture these products cheaply and charge less than the competition to make much more money than they do when they offer players like johnson & johnson and proctor and gambl
why the defensive nature of the deal? because advertisers are going directly to facebook, google and twitter. i don't think this merger can stop that flow. if anything, if i was running one of these companies, i would have sought twitter. two do not necessarily have the smarts -- that's something facebook, twitter and google, to another extent, salesforce.com know how to do. with younger people increasingly turning to their mobile devices for news, sports and entertainment, you can't let them...
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tim, you wrote a defense of it today in your column. >> sort of a qualifier. this is a contest, republicans say they dwhan want to repeal obama care. guys like mike lee and ted cruz and the folks at heritage action are saying, okay, if you guys believe in that, let's try to do it not hold some empty symbolic vote to do it, but do it. the continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown on september 30th, use that and force a vote on repealing obama care, where maybe middle ground is, you get to delay the individual mandate, the mandate that i have to buy what aetna is selling that's the idea. does the republican party stand for something? >> josh is shaking his head. >> this is not an actual point of leverage for them. the complaints have not come from squishy republicans who want to move off this fight and want to find ways to compromise with the president. what happens when you shut down the government, everybody in washington starts pointing fingers at each other about whose fault this is. this is going to blame the republicans because they've specifi
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geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. >>> they pat you down but is it the tsa that needs a shakedown? misconduct is up 26% in the last three years so what exactly are these screeners doing on the job? doug mckelway has more from washington. >> the report shows misconduct cases at the tsa have risen by 27% over three years, it documents more than 9,000 cases of wrongdoing by agents, the largest category, 36% was showing up late for work and improper leave but others were much more serious, it cites one case of a tsa theft network in newark, new jer
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defense. what will we do with defense? was 25 or 26% of the budget when i started. it is now 18%. was 12% of the budget and -- it is 2425% of the budget 24-25% of the budget. it is a growing part of the healthcare isybe a value. it is not just a numbers game. society want to do with the resources available. -- available? this is a good value for the society. >> what happens next? where we go from here? what do you think congress doesn't the next round that they face -- dollars with the next round that they are about to with the next round that they are about to face? >> they have a difficult decision. if you look at the wall street saw an poll, you explosion of anger towards the congress. ratings of the republican majority in the house in particular. said, do you think the republicans are being too inflexible? 56% said yes. republicans, a third said they were too flexible. you have a speaker who is dealing with a difficult and diverse my geordie -- majority of the party. the base is thinking that he has .one too far he needs to do and stick by it. there is a sentiment in the publi
defense. what will we do with defense? was 25 or 26% of the budget when i started. it is now 18%. was 12% of the budget and -- it is 2425% of the budget 24-25% of the budget. it is a growing part of the healthcare isybe a value. it is not just a numbers game. society want to do with the resources available. -- available? this is a good value for the society. >> what happens next? where we go from here? what do you think congress doesn't the next round that they face -- dollars with the...
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but you also talk about in your report that you are ready to play offense, you are not playing defense anymore. what happens to your bottom line if some of the numbers switch to positive? >> our earnings will take off because an improving economy will have a dramatic impact on our service territory. shale gas, manufacturing, from the industrial standpoint, it's struggling at this point and it has been since third quarter of last year, and it continues to try to struggle to rebound, but that primary metal side of things is really having an impact on us, and that is driven by the world market and everything else. >> one of the things that i happen to like, alcoa, but there's a huge glut in aluminum, at this levels, there's a glut in steel, and there's a glut in anything that you need for raw stuff to be able to build. your area seems to be much more levered to commercial construction than i thought. >> there's certainly a significant piece, we are a third industrial manufacturing, a third commercial and a third residential over our 11 state footprint and the key thing to consider though
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same budget that provides tax breaks for the wealthy and large corporations and unneeded increase in defense spending while slashing funding for medicaid, food stamps and women and children's funding has left appropriators with such small funding allocations that this bill was unworkable and unrealistic from the start. so here we are, slashing programs that serve and protect the most vulnerable among us, programs that are proven to save us money in the long run, and programs that support flexibility and accountability in our communities. we may disagree, mr. speaker, on how to keep our economy strong, but we should all agree that we must stop piling these cuts on the backs of seniors, the working poor, women, kids and the middle class. stop these cuts to our communities, we should reject this bill, unless it's grossly increased in the aggregate which it won't be as we know. so we should reject this bill. thank you, mr. chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> i move
same budget that provides tax breaks for the wealthy and large corporations and unneeded increase in defense spending while slashing funding for medicaid, food stamps and women and children's funding has left appropriators with such small funding allocations that this bill was unworkable and unrealistic from the start. so here we are, slashing programs that serve and protect the most vulnerable among us, programs that are proven to save us money in the long run, and programs that support...
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so if senator paul wants to look at where he should cut spending for defense, maybe he should look at cutting the pork barrel spending that he gets for kentucky, at 1.51, and not look at new jersey, where we get 61 for every dollar. >> it is 77 cents, 1.51 for kentucky. but the problem for chris christie there is how does he take that problem on the road for the early primary states, who all profit from the federal government? and as of yesterday it looks like this fight was going to go on perhaps all the way to the presidential campaign trail, because rand paul shot back to chris christie about federal spending in their states. >> we have two military bases in kentucky. and is governor chris christie recommending that we shut down our military bases? >> the relentlessly uninformed rand paul actually believed it was kentucky's two military bases that allowed it to turn a profit in its relationship with the federal government. rand paul clearly had no idea that new jersey has eight military bases and even with four times the military bases that kentucky has, new jersey still loses mone
so if senator paul wants to look at where he should cut spending for defense, maybe he should look at cutting the pork barrel spending that he gets for kentucky, at 1.51, and not look at new jersey, where we get 61 for every dollar. >> it is 77 cents, 1.51 for kentucky. but the problem for chris christie there is how does he take that problem on the road for the early primary states, who all profit from the federal government? and as of yesterday it looks like this fight was going to go...
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and i've listened to your defense. >> i gave you a defense. >> no. you told me your defense was that you didn't have anything to do with this. that's what you told me. >> you guys have the opportunity to make sure the report clearly states when, where, how, and who. >> the standard of evidence is some evidence. the courts have ruled that that can be the report of the staff member. now, hopefully i'm going to be using a greater standard than that for you, and i usually do, but that's all that is required to make a finding of a violation of the rules in the administrative hearing in this institution. now, whether you accept that or not is entirely up to you. i have answered your questions and i have given you an opportunity to present your brief defense, and at this point i'm going to conclude your testimony and you may have a chair. >> you tell me the padlock is mine and you ain't even proved -- >> well, you have asked questions and i have given you the answers. you may have a chair in the other room. >> that's exactly what i'm talking about. they say
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maybe he should start to cut the pork barrel defense he sends home to kentucky at $1.51 for every dollars and not look at new jersey where we get 61 cents per dollar, maybe he should look at that before he looks at the federal side. because most washington politicians only care about bringing home the bacon. >> and rand paul foolishly talked about bacon. >> this is the king of bacon, we have two military bases in kentucky. and is governor chris christie recommending we shut down the military bases? he wants to be this great champion of the military? what does he want to do, shut down the military bases? he is making a big mistake fighting with the republicans, because the republican party is shrinking there on the east coast, attacking me is not helping the party, he is hurting the party. >> two military bases in kentucky, wow, that will shut down chris christie. rand paul obviously doesn't know that new jersey has eight military bases, six more than kentucky. but even that is not enough for new jersey to actually make a profit from the federal government the way kentucky does. chris chri
maybe he should start to cut the pork barrel defense he sends home to kentucky at $1.51 for every dollars and not look at new jersey where we get 61 cents per dollar, maybe he should look at that before he looks at the federal side. because most washington politicians only care about bringing home the bacon. >> and rand paul foolishly talked about bacon. >> this is the king of bacon, we have two military bases in kentucky. and is governor chris christie recommending we shut down the...
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geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. [ dog ] we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. >>> we have some live pictures now in developing news out of a senate hearing on u.s. intelligence and national security. the director of national intelligence says he
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this comes just three days after judge denise len began debating the verdict both the prosecution and defense rested their cases on friday afternoon after the verdict is announced the court will move into a sentencing phase where the defense expected to call on some two dozen witnesses the prosecution meanwhile will call on a reported twenty one people manning has already pleaded not guilty to ten lesser charges which could result in a maximum of twenty years behind bars however because colonel lynn refused to drop the aiding the enemy charge manning could end up spending the rest of. his life in prison but no matter the outcome one hundred twelve days will be knocked off of the final sentence because of harsh treatment that manning received while staying in the quantico prison that included months of solitary confinement manning spent an unprecedented one thousand one day one hundred days in pretrial confinement until his trial began in june meanwhile protests happened internationally over the weekend in support of manning in countries like australia italy belgium and south korea and also th
this comes just three days after judge denise len began debating the verdict both the prosecution and defense rested their cases on friday afternoon after the verdict is announced the court will move into a sentencing phase where the defense expected to call on some two dozen witnesses the prosecution meanwhile will call on a reported twenty one people manning has already pleaded not guilty to ten lesser charges which could result in a maximum of twenty years behind bars however because colonel...
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today sentencing follows what private bradley manning's defense calls a huge victory. guilty on 20 counts, but not guilty on the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. manning gave wikileaks battle plans, diplomatic cables, and this video that killed innocent civilians in baghdad. he faces up to 136 years in prison. >> the government is very, very serious about protecting the status of classified information, and people who deseminight it are playing with fire. >> reporter: the judge found manning negligent but said he did not intend for those secrets to land in the hands of osama bin laden, which they did. still, the espionage charges are historic. >> espionage charges have been brought against spies and traitors and not those who leaked information to the media with no ill intent. >> it is a serious precedent, it is a serious abuse, and it will mean the end of national security journalism in the united states as we know it. >> reporter: the white house and state department had no comment. in a statement, the top democrat and republican on the house intelligence commi
today sentencing follows what private bradley manning's defense calls a huge victory. guilty on 20 counts, but not guilty on the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. manning gave wikileaks battle plans, diplomatic cables, and this video that killed innocent civilians in baghdad. he faces up to 136 years in prison. >> the government is very, very serious about protecting the status of classified information, and people who deseminight it are playing with fire. >> reporter: the...
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geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. >>> for the sentencing phase of his hearing. he is facing up to 136 years behind bars. the the feds wanted to give manning a life sentence, but the judge found him not guilty of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. manning was found guilty on 20 other charges, though. as you know, manning is a controversial figure. he had a tough life before he was accused of the biggest leak in u.s. history. here's cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: he was once on suicide watch in a military brig, now, private bradley manni
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should the united states be primarily concerned with its own defense? do we have to be careful we don't get invaded and two days later say somebody says if we'd only done one thing because but we didn't do it because we're concerned about civil liberties. who is going to win that fight? >> are you asking me? >> i'm asking david. if you come out with what looks to be an esoteric argument and you didn't use that power, you're dead politically in this country if you get attacked. >> chris, i worked 20 feet from the oval office for years and i saw the president the national security team grapple with a very real threat of attack. and the tools that are there that the nsa provided were important in thwarting some of those attacks. if we hadn't done it, then we would indeed have had more catastrophic kinds of attacks. i think people would have been outraged about it. but carly is right. we have to be carable about how we do it. that's why we have to have the involvement of all three branchs of government -- congress, the courts and the executive branch. the a
should the united states be primarily concerned with its own defense? do we have to be careful we don't get invaded and two days later say somebody says if we'd only done one thing because but we didn't do it because we're concerned about civil liberties. who is going to win that fight? >> are you asking me? >> i'm asking david. if you come out with what looks to be an esoteric argument and you didn't use that power, you're dead politically in this country if you get attacked....
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they battle to keep the share of the shrinking defense budget. the emerging debate will be the most intense in two decades as the branches of the military seek to retool missions to mask the needs of future conflict. they add that secretary hickel hagel recommended cuts are made to its smallest size before world war ii. daniel hanging on. host: think that we have a think we of a great president. we are divided by race. white present was a president and set of a black president, we would not have these problems. it shows everything we are doing and going on around the , and not doing anything because our president is not a good man or has the wrong political agenda, they're absolutely wrong. this is a good president. if he had half a chance, he could do great things. that is why he is being stopped. want a black man to have a legacy of being a great president. please take a look at yourself. are divided among race. that is a shame. host: a couple more calls. harry and georgia. -- in georgia. caller: good morning. a couple of things if i could. it
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i am the president of the naacp legal defense fund. part of the team of lawyers to litigate this of the county kayseven argued in the supreme court. says the decision in that case our client and americans all of the country have been deeply concerned about whether we are going backwards on the right to vote. this meeting was important to have the president of the united states, the attorney general of the united states affirmed that we are not going backwards and reaffirm the commitment of protecting the right to vote. 150 years ago the supreme court of the united states said the right to vote is preservative of all rights. and they're for this moment we are and as it relates to voting rights is not a moment about african-american, latinos, native americans, or asian american chief of asian-americans. america and democracy, we stand for, whether we're willing to protect the thing that defines us as citizens in this country. with the president of the united states, he will stand behind it. he will do everything in his power to ensure th
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it established the defense environmental restoration program for d.o.d. to carry out these responsibilities. that program is funded by the bill under consideration today. it directed d.o.d. to clean up former defense sites, conveyed to third parties prior to 1986. these sites are eligible for federal funding, even though there were no specific authorities enabling their cleanup at the time they were decommissioned and conveyed. nevertheless, d.o.d. contends that the 1974 law and the 1982 deed that tracks it prohibits the use of federal funds to decontaminate the 400-acre parcel on culebra and that these provisions were not superseded by certificatea. interpretation, -- sera. after this interpretation, this is the only site in the nation that d.o.d. contain tends it is barred by -- contends it is barred by statute from decontaminating. this make noes sense. the 1974 act and the 1982 deed may have been consistent with federal policy at that time, since there was no legal framework in place that would have enaged the federal government to pay for the -- enab
it established the defense environmental restoration program for d.o.d. to carry out these responsibilities. that program is funded by the bill under consideration today. it directed d.o.d. to clean up former defense sites, conveyed to third parties prior to 1986. these sites are eligible for federal funding, even though there were no specific authorities enabling their cleanup at the time they were decommissioned and conveyed. nevertheless, d.o.d. contends that the 1974 law and the 1982 deed...
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he wants to be this great champion of national defense. what does he want to do, shut down military bases in kentucky? in order to have enough money for national defense, you have to be willing to cut spending in other places. and governor christie and others have been part of this gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme all this money. we could have done the relief for sandy in a responsible way. i propose we do it $9 million a year and offset that by budget cuts. i think we can take care of our country in a natural disaster but only if we're not spending billions to -- where is the money going to come from if he's not willing to cut anywhere? i am willing to cut. for him to accuse me of pork la barrel spending, i'm probably the most physically conservat e conservative. he's making a big mistake picking a fight with other republicans because the republican party is shrinking in new england and in northeast part of our country. i'm the one trying to grow the party by talking about libertarian ideas of privacy and the internet and attacking me isn't hel
he wants to be this great champion of national defense. what does he want to do, shut down military bases in kentucky? in order to have enough money for national defense, you have to be willing to cut spending in other places. and governor christie and others have been part of this gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme all this money. we could have done the relief for sandy in a responsible way. i propose we do it $9 million a year and offset that by budget cuts. i think we can take care of our country in...
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he wants to be this great champion of national defense. what does he want to do? shut down military bases in kentucky? what this debate really is about is that in order to have enough money for national defense -- which i think is a priority for the government -- you have to be willing to cut spending in other places. >>steve: who's right on this? and is this debate good for the republican party? let's talk to our republican strategist brad todd. good morning. what did you make of that give-and-take? you're the king of bacon. no, you're the king of bacon! >> i halfway expect at any moment we're going to hear more schoolyard talk than i hear from a three and four-year-old at a preschool. it's did not, did too. i think in the end it is a good debate for the republican party to have in the open. it would be worse for it to fester in the back room. >>steve: it started a couple of days ago where chris christie who apparently is okay with an n.s.a. spying program talked a little bit about how there is this strain of libertarianism going through both parties right now ma
he wants to be this great champion of national defense. what does he want to do? shut down military bases in kentucky? what this debate really is about is that in order to have enough money for national defense -- which i think is a priority for the government -- you have to be willing to cut spending in other places. >>steve: who's right on this? and is this debate good for the republican party? let's talk to our republican strategist brad todd. good morning. what did you make of that...
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joining us phillip snyder former prosecutor and john a former defense attorney. tell me whether or not they were informants both of these guys, why is that so critical, why is that being raised the way that it is? >> well the, james, jay carney's showing that steve rifle man phlegmy is lying and if he is lying about that what else is he lying about? contending that james bulger was not a informant or connected to the fbi whatsoever. discrediting him, prior inconsistent statements goes to his credibility and that is something the defense will use in the closing argument. rick: there is a history between those two guys and fbi, former corrupt agent, connelly, who is serving a 40-year sentence. this whole sort of side story, phillip. i wonder how much is a distract shin for the prosecution? >> it's a big distraction. in most cases you have their witnesses that are reputed as criminals that are testifying for the prosecution. however in this case the problem is that you have a reputed fbi agent who is serving 40 years in prison and that is going to be a big focus of
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i was told a short time ago in today's hearing prosecutors and defense attorneys have gone back and forth on the expertise of a general who is a military official and that person may be testifying on the damage to national security. >> on the point the head of wikileaks has weighed in on the damage caused by manning's leaks. >> there's been no accusation that anyone was come to any harm as a result of his leaks. investigation, prosecution for tor chture have taken place bece of the leaks. >> thanks very much. bryaned to reporting for us. >>> sleeping on the job and stealing from passengers. damaging new report against the tsa. the same agency charged with keeping us safe. "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" [ all ] who's new in the fridge! i he
i was told a short time ago in today's hearing prosecutors and defense attorneys have gone back and forth on the expertise of a general who is a military official and that person may be testifying on the damage to national security. >> on the point the head of wikileaks has weighed in on the damage caused by manning's leaks. >> there's been no accusation that anyone was come to any harm as a result of his leaks. investigation, prosecution for tor chture have taken place bece of the...
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defense intelligence college, and now it is most appropriate the national intelligence university. i am referred to as director, at least in polite company, and had been called general, colonel, etc., and back when the marine corps asic training, i was called several things there which i cannot repeat in mixed company.[laughter] as we developed over the last 50 years, i like to think we have gotten wiser with those name changes, at least niu has. i want to take a moment to commend president ellison and the current staff and faculty for all they have done, and particularly for president ellison's passion and leadership. so i ask for a round of applause for david ellison.[applause] niu is becoming worldwide respected institution with a dynamic and visionary plan. it is not all pie in the sky. you are integrating intelligence, which is a big thing to me, one student at a time, and that is what the i.c. needs from you as graduates. i salute you for that. as they say -- this is an exciting time to be in the intelligence community. most of us would prefer a more boring time, i know i wou
defense intelligence college, and now it is most appropriate the national intelligence university. i am referred to as director, at least in polite company, and had been called general, colonel, etc., and back when the marine corps asic training, i was called several things there which i cannot repeat in mixed company.[laughter] as we developed over the last 50 years, i like to think we have gotten wiser with those name changes, at least niu has. i want to take a moment to commend president...
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criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and retired u.s. army jag, culley stimson is a senior legal fellow with the heritage foundation. good morning to both of you. steve, i want to start with you. the most serious ruling could come down to life in prison. which way does this judge go in manning's case? >> well, it looks like she's going to have to go the way of evidence or the lack of evidence. in this particular case on this particular charge, it is a life sentence that is attached to it, and there's a reason for that, because it is an extremely serious charge. and they must show, the prosecution must show that he had actual knowledge that this information that he disseminated through wikileaks would end up in the hands of the enemy. bill: have they proven that? >> i do not believe they have. bill: really? >> based on the evidence that's been reported, there's not been sufficient actual knowledge shown. again, this is not a recklessness standard. and you also had to have the intent that the information would harm the united states. and,
criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and retired u.s. army jag, culley stimson is a senior legal fellow with the heritage foundation. good morning to both of you. steve, i want to start with you. the most serious ruling could come down to life in prison. which way does this judge go in manning's case? >> well, it looks like she's going to have to go the way of evidence or the lack of evidence. in this particular case on this particular charge, it is a life sentence that is...
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so the defense starts its case. >> this week has been the defense case. it was great to be in the courtroom and see what would happen when the tables were turned. what the defense is doing is putting the fbi on trial. they called agent bob fitzpatrick known as fitzee zzeefitzee. their first witness. he's the guy who complained all the way up to washington about the activities of conley, saying that could benley was perhaps a little too close to whitey bulger. the problem was, on cross examination, he looked to be a bit of an exaggerator, that he took a lot of credit. so if you look at the hierarchy, fitzpatrick at the top maybe going to headquarters in washington. under him, corrupt supervisor john morris. under him, corrupt agent, fbi agent john connolly. and next to them whitey bulger. >> we still don't know if bulger will take the stand. what is going into the process as to whether he will testify or not? >> well i think there are two things happening here. one is do we think about this trial as a win or lose? if we look at it that way, then we totally
so the defense starts its case. >> this week has been the defense case. it was great to be in the courtroom and see what would happen when the tables were turned. what the defense is doing is putting the fbi on trial. they called agent bob fitzpatrick known as fitzee zzeefitzee. their first witness. he's the guy who complained all the way up to washington about the activities of conley, saying that could benley was perhaps a little too close to whitey bulger. the problem was, on cross...
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but the white house was extremely defensive and critical on the i.r.s. stuff. which i must say not bragging here but i said from the beginning was a phony scandal. because the i.r.s. a was doing its job and they were looking at other groups. the white house has accepted that fact. >> the white house' actions would suggest they didn't think it was a phony scandal because they immediately got rid of some of the people at the top of the i.r.s. and they put someone they trusted in charge. they announced there would be a top to bottom investigation. i think that's happening but what's happened through that investigation is the waters have been muddied a little bit. we've learned that maybe the i.r.s. wasn't just targeting tea party and conservative groups. maybe they were also targeting liberal groups, targeting groups that don't have a real clear political view one way or the other. there are some pro israel groups that got second looks. so you're starting to see hmm maybe the i.r.s. was look at a lot of people who were applying for tax-exempt status in a more subs
but the white house was extremely defensive and critical on the i.r.s. stuff. which i must say not bragging here but i said from the beginning was a phony scandal. because the i.r.s. a was doing its job and they were looking at other groups. the white house has accepted that fact. >> the white house' actions would suggest they didn't think it was a phony scandal because they immediately got rid of some of the people at the top of the i.r.s. and they put someone they trusted in charge....
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chief defense attorney david coombs had portrayed manning as a well-meaning but naive whistle nawer. manning himself had told the mudge his aim was to provoke a public debate about american foreign policy and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. coombs walked out of the court, he was greeted with applause by snning supporters. soday is a good day, he was quoted as saying. but bradley is by no means out of the fire. manning still faces a maximum sentence of 136 years in prison. a hearing to determine manning's mannice begins tomorrow and could last for weeks. he can no longer be sentenced to but hethout parole, but he could still end up spending the rest of his life in prison. >> schieffer: okay, dave. chiek you. another american charged with remaonage remains in limbo which o the case of edward snowden is i airport in russia. a fired n.s.a. contract employee revealed two top secret toprnment surveillance programs, of course. russia is considering his request for temporary asylum. mpe u.s. government wants him tent home to strand trial. no snowden is still in the moscow airport tonight b
chief defense attorney david coombs had portrayed manning as a well-meaning but naive whistle nawer. manning himself had told the mudge his aim was to provoke a public debate about american foreign policy and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. coombs walked out of the court, he was greeted with applause by snning supporters. soday is a good day, he was quoted as saying. but bradley is by no means out of the fire. manning still faces a maximum sentence of 136 years in prison. a hearing to...
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today sentencing follows what private bradley manning's defense called a huge victory, guilty on 20 counts including espionage but not guilty on the mode serious charge, aiding the enemy. he gave wikileaks battle plans, diplomatic cables and this video, a helicopter that killed innocent civilians in baghdad. >> the government is very, very serious about protecting the status of classified information and people who disseminate it are playing with fire. >> reporter: the judge found manning negligent but said he did not intend for the secrets to land in the hands of osama bin laden which they did. still, experts and supporters say the espionage convictions are unprecedented. >> historically the charges have been brought against spies and against traitors and not against people who leaked information to the media. >> it is a serious precedent. it is a serious abuse. it will mean the end of national security journalism in the united states as we know it. >> reporter: the white house and state department had no comment. in the state, the top democrat and republican said justice was served. now
today sentencing follows what private bradley manning's defense called a huge victory, guilty on 20 counts including espionage but not guilty on the mode serious charge, aiding the enemy. he gave wikileaks battle plans, diplomatic cables and this video, a helicopter that killed innocent civilians in baghdad. >> the government is very, very serious about protecting the status of classified information and people who disseminate it are playing with fire. >> reporter: the judge found...
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they've stolen dozens of our defense systems. they have vast amounts of intellectual property they've stolen as well as the business records for many of our companies. the damage has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. any cooperation with the chinese military only weakens our own moral credibility and discourages our allies in the face of threats from communist chi demasm we should be drawing a clear distinction between us and the chinese military, not helping them train to become even more efficient. i call on my colleagues to vote for congressman stockman's terrific amendment and again making sure that we stand up and are counted when this is a threat to the freedom and stability of the world. the chair: i reserve the balance of our -- >> i reserve time -- mr. stockman: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. visclosky: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. visclosky: this will block funds for any military exercise in which chinese pa
they've stolen dozens of our defense systems. they have vast amounts of intellectual property they've stolen as well as the business records for many of our companies. the damage has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. any cooperation with the chinese military only weakens our own moral credibility and discourages our allies in the face of threats from communist chi demasm we should be drawing a clear distinction between us and the chinese military, not helping them train to become even...
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now to the obama defense. he also knows clearly the republican right ramrodded by cruz, paul, and lee are planning a showdown this fall. a manufacturing crisis that risks national default. he the president wants to position himself in the national standup that coming this fall as the leader that wants government to function. his opponents those are the people that want to shut government down. he's admitting the reality that there are strong forces posed against him now. the republican right who says there will be no agreement. or pays for what the congress has already agreed to or that allows obama care to survive. the president knows he needs to win the first of these fights, the ones where he's taking the offensive or risks being a mediocre president. he knows he needs to win the second fight where he's clearly on the risk of outright failure. his opponents out to destroy not only his presidency but his place in the history books. they hate him. he knows that. hate him when he's progressive. hate him when h
now to the obama defense. he also knows clearly the republican right ramrodded by cruz, paul, and lee are planning a showdown this fall. a manufacturing crisis that risks national default. he the president wants to position himself in the national standup that coming this fall as the leader that wants government to function. his opponents those are the people that want to shut government down. he's admitting the reality that there are strong forces posed against him now. the republican right...
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geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. >>> if you are just joining us this morning the big news of the day, the u.s. has filed an indictment against sac capital advisers for wire fraud and securities fraud alleging institutional practices that encourage the widespread solicitation and use of illegal inside information. the indictment goes into various ways that s.e.c. did this. >> it is almost, carl, as if the government is saying that they set it ip so that you could not investigate the company. and steve cohen was never supposed to know what you
geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or...
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it's a limit on both the defense side and the non-defense side. but it's a limit. it's an attempt to control that which has been so difficult to control in this town, which is federal spending. now i should point out that even if we abide by the spending caps that are in the existing law -- so if we followed the law, we're still going to run a huge deficit. next year the deficit will be about $560 billion. that means next year, if we have the spending discipline of living within the law, we will still increase our total outstanding debt by more than $500 billion, and our debt as a percentage of our economy will rise to 76%. 76% debt to g.d.p. ratio is already -- our debt to g.d.p. ratio is already higher than it should be. it's already costing us economic growth in jobs. it's going to rise further, and that's assuming we stick to the spending cap. i should point out that the way we got to this point is just spending on auto pilot, just growing spending every year. i'll give you one example. since 2000, total federal spending has doubled. that's the scale of the inc
it's a limit on both the defense side and the non-defense side. but it's a limit. it's an attempt to control that which has been so difficult to control in this town, which is federal spending. now i should point out that even if we abide by the spending caps that are in the existing law -- so if we followed the law, we're still going to run a huge deficit. next year the deficit will be about $560 billion. that means next year, if we have the spending discipline of living within the law, we...
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we are bound by treaty to come to the defense of turkey. their border with syria is putting them in a difficult position. they have hundreds of thousands of refugees on their border. the kurdish issue has been exacerbated. is defending towards civil war. one of importance we got from the iraq war was bringing a significant amount of iraqi oil online, which has given us the ability to put sanctions on iran. if that supply of oil is threatened because of spillover because of civil war in syria, that will have consequences to the united states. if we sit back and do nothing, there is a vacuum in the region right in the heart of the arab world. we still have interests there. people will step in and fill that vacuum, including the jihadis. i would turn it back on the collar and say, if you are theerned about jihadis and growth of al qaeda, what is your plan for stopping them? doing nothing is not going to do it. host: a caller on our democratic line. yourr: i appreciate opinion, i just believe, being the uncle of teed up soldiers faced soldiers
we are bound by treaty to come to the defense of turkey. their border with syria is putting them in a difficult position. they have hundreds of thousands of refugees on their border. the kurdish issue has been exacerbated. is defending towards civil war. one of importance we got from the iraq war was bringing a significant amount of iraqi oil online, which has given us the ability to put sanctions on iran. if that supply of oil is threatened because of spillover because of civil war in syria,...
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even though i thing everything ought to be on the table, particularly defense spending. but future debt comes from the into side of the budget that remains untouched and that's the explosion of programs like social security. but we -- there's been a lot of threats -- we were told that the sky was going to fall, and "washington post" did a story of looking at the 46 myth wes have heard, automatic actually materialized, and only 11 and one of the things that is interesting this week to talk about when we talk about sequestration -- which is a very small opt -- amount of money which mostly affected the growth of spending. it's kind of -- don't really know how it's going to play out because government agencies have the ability to -- we have heard that it was going to be devastating for defense contractors, and they were going to -- just announced their profit and they're up 10% in spite of sequestration. so i think there's just a lot of hand-waving, threatening people, and that it's not going to be -- again, we agree, not the best way to go about cutting spending or being fi
even though i thing everything ought to be on the table, particularly defense spending. but future debt comes from the into side of the budget that remains untouched and that's the explosion of programs like social security. but we -- there's been a lot of threats -- we were told that the sky was going to fall, and "washington post" did a story of looking at the 46 myth wes have heard, automatic actually materialized, and only 11 and one of the things that is interesting this week to...
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the defense betrayed manning as a naive whistleblower who wanted to explodes -- what to expose war crimes. some call him an anarchic hacker and a traitor. he faces a possible life sentence if convicted of the charges. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. the first lady reflects reflects the schism that is in the united states about women -- about what women are supposed to be. are we supposed to be mom in chief? our we supposed to be first mate? -- if thee that president is supposed to be head of state and head of government, is the first lady supposed to be the ideal fashionista? in-she supposed to be mom- chief? is she supposed to be the first helpmate? if she is going to be the first helpmate, that means she needs to understand what is going on in the administration. she needs to understand what is going on in the country, and she has to understand her husband's political agenda. you cannot really separate how the first lady present herself and the conflicting expectations that the country still has four working wives and mothers. >> as we continued our conversations
the defense betrayed manning as a naive whistleblower who wanted to explodes -- what to expose war crimes. some call him an anarchic hacker and a traitor. he faces a possible life sentence if convicted of the charges. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. the first lady reflects reflects the schism that is in the united states about women -- about what women are supposed to be. are we supposed to be mom in chief? our we supposed to be first mate? -- if thee that president is...
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. >> all of the bipartisan votes support for an amendment in the house this week is part of the defense appropriations bill. are you working on a similar proposal with democrats and republicans in the senate? >> i'm definitely working with democrats and republicans to overall this program dramatically. there's a number of discussions already. senators on both sides of the aisle and the discussions certainly have accelerated since that extraordinary house vote. we have already a quarter of the united states senator on record saying they are interested in pursuing, certainly, the issue that are central to the debate. that's the reason we insisted on finally getting answers. the answer to your question is yes, you'll see a strong and bipartisan effort in the senate to pick up on the work of the house and to fix a problem that i think intrude on the privacy and liberty of millions of law-abiding americans. >>> you watch all of of senator wyden's remarks. >> the first lady reflect the united states about what women are supposed to be today. are we suppose to be mom -- supposed to be first me
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do you realize that cuts defense at $21 billion? do you know what it does to non-defense? it increases it by $1 billion so they had better be careful. they may get what they wish for but i think the american people have indicated with dr. collins, senator hagel everyone recognizes that this is a mindless, mindless -- we have an economy as i mentioned my opening statement here that is remarkably vibrant not as we would like it to be but with just a little bit of help from a few republicans we could have this economy being the clinton era type economy. [inaudible] >> well i think that's fallacious reasoning here. we we are not shoving anything down. what we are doing is protecting the people so anyone that thinks that we are shutting down the government only needs to be logical. steve. >> i want to ask about -- [inaudible] >> do we are working on that. the obama principles as he would like to have high-speed rail so we are working on that. [inaudible] >> no, no, no, totally separate and apart. it's never been contemplated and as i might remind you there was already a commitm
do you realize that cuts defense at $21 billion? do you know what it does to non-defense? it increases it by $1 billion so they had better be careful. they may get what they wish for but i think the american people have indicated with dr. collins, senator hagel everyone recognizes that this is a mindless, mindless -- we have an economy as i mentioned my opening statement here that is remarkably vibrant not as we would like it to be but with just a little bit of help from a few republicans we...
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there's cheryl, the president director council of the naacp, legal defense and educational fund. barbara who is executive director and president of the lawyers committee, the civil rights under law. which by the way is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year having been founded by president kennedy in response to violence against those who sought to register voters in the past. tom, who is president of the mexican american legal defense and educational fund, bringing more lawsuits in the area of voting rights than almost any other latino organization and particularly focused in texas right now. laura, who represents the american civil liberties union, washington national office, who reminded all of us about the important work that the aclu is doing, bringing over 300 voting rights cases currently. ere's rosalyn brock, chairperson of the naacp, the nation's oldest and largest civil human rights organization. there are state lenl slators, 'm sorry, there's margaret fung. we have state legislators from texas, from alabama, from georgia, from florida. this is really a broad and di
there's cheryl, the president director council of the naacp, legal defense and educational fund. barbara who is executive director and president of the lawyers committee, the civil rights under law. which by the way is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year having been founded by president kennedy in response to violence against those who sought to register voters in the past. tom, who is president of the mexican american legal defense and educational fund, bringing more lawsuits in the...
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. >> if senator paul wants to look at where he's going to cut spending to afford defense maybe he should look at cutting the pork barrel spending he brings home to kentucky. >> this is the king of bacon talking about bacon? we have two military bases in kent candidate as governor christie, is he recommending we shut down our military bases? >> i mean well that's one way to put it i guess. what is going on between these two men? >> it july, almost august 2013 or are we in 2015-2016. two of the most colorful, confident and combative voices in the republican party, it's about politics and something bigger. the republicans are out of power, they've lost the last two presidential elections so you're trying to find out not only who you want as a leader but who you are as a party. what are they fighting about, taxing and spending, pork barrel spending, rand paul and chris christie in a big fight over the nsa surveillance program. chris christie says it's a good program, talks about the 9/11 victims in his state of new jersey, rand paul says it's too much government so they're having a big debat
. >> if senator paul wants to look at where he's going to cut spending to afford defense maybe he should look at cutting the pork barrel spending he brings home to kentucky. >> this is the king of bacon talking about bacon? we have two military bases in kent candidate as governor christie, is he recommending we shut down our military bases? >> i mean well that's one way to put it i guess. what is going on between these two men? >> it july, almost august 2013 or are we in...
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the 2010 quad revenue yell defense -- quadrennial defense review produced by the department of defense concluded that climate change will affect the military and its missions, in particular low lying naval institutions such as pearl harbor hickham that could leave parts of the base flooded requiring millions of dollars in costly upgrades. with the united states rebalancing to the asian pacific region, sustaining our naval capabilities will be increasingly important for hawaii and for our nation. i know that the senator from rhode island has concerns about his own state and i yield to him. mr. whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: as the senator from hawaii said it's not just hawaii, it's not just rhode island actually, it is all of our states that will be affected. dr. lynen who testified at our e.p.w. hearing is from florida atlantic university and she highlighted 0-sensitive florida will be to climate change. in her testimony she said the caribbean florida region has shown sea surface temperatures increase about two degrees f
the 2010 quad revenue yell defense -- quadrennial defense review produced by the department of defense concluded that climate change will affect the military and its missions, in particular low lying naval institutions such as pearl harbor hickham that could leave parts of the base flooded requiring millions of dollars in costly upgrades. with the united states rebalancing to the asian pacific region, sustaining our naval capabilities will be increasingly important for hawaii and for our...
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i received information from the department of defense yesterday. guantanamo bay clause for fiscal ofr 2012 was millions dollars. for fiscal year 2013, estimated for hundred $54 million. . million. do the math. we're are spending $2.7 million per year for each a detainee held at guantanamo bay. what does it cost to put a prisoner and keep them in the safest and most secure prison in america? against $2.7r million. this would be fiscally irresponsible wearing ordinary economic times. it is even worse when the department of defense is struggling with the impacts of sequestration coming including the furloughs and cutbacks and training for troops. every day soldiers and sailors serving at guantanamo are doing a magnificent job under difficult circumstances. i went to the southern command in miami. i met with the man in charge with this responsibility. they are saddened with this assignment. they are doing what they are supposed to do. at great risk and i great separation from their family and personal challenges, they are excepting this assignment. the
i received information from the department of defense yesterday. guantanamo bay clause for fiscal ofr 2012 was millions dollars. for fiscal year 2013, estimated for hundred $54 million. . million. do the math. we're are spending $2.7 million per year for each a detainee held at guantanamo bay. what does it cost to put a prisoner and keep them in the safest and most secure prison in america? against $2.7r million. this would be fiscally irresponsible wearing ordinary economic times. it is even...
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. >> in defense, i am sure, there are excellent, outstanding tsa people. >> i know some they're great. >> seems too many aren't. get this worked out. >>> at least four workers injured by an explosion and fire at the propane plant in central florida are still listed in critical condition. flames out now. intensity of the fire is a apparent. canisters that exploded are strewn around the ground. the heat melted cars parked nearby. investigators believe last night's blast and fire was caused either by equipment malfunction or human error. >>> parts of italy recovering from a tornado outbreak. one twister caught on camera from the inside out as it touched down near milan. a man inside his apartment with a cell phone rolling as shredded debris swirled outside. thanks to his huge picture windows, he had an incredible view of the tornado spinning a few feet away. fortunately, only a handful of people were injured. >>> let's take a look at today's weather here at home. clear early with rain late among most parts of the east coast. showers. thunderstorms around the great lakes, as well as the p
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reconstruction, plus the offices of the inspectors general from the department of state, the department of defense and of the u.s. agency for international development. in addition, my service as the fhfa inspector general demonstrates i have the skills, judgment and experience necessary to manage a large office of inspector general and in dependably oversee an agency with significant program responsibilities and financial resources. in this role, i've gained 80 appreciation for the critical mission of inspectors general within the federal government agencies as well as the importance of conducting vigorous an independent objective oversight. as fhfa's first inspector general, i was responsible for building an organization from the ground up and putting high during approximately 140 professionals. my office of oversight responsibilities for fannie mae and freddie mac, which have received approximately $187 billion to keep them solvent -- this is taxpayer money. from the outset of the office formation, by employing innovative strategies to maximize results, including collaborating with inspectors g
reconstruction, plus the offices of the inspectors general from the department of state, the department of defense and of the u.s. agency for international development. in addition, my service as the fhfa inspector general demonstrates i have the skills, judgment and experience necessary to manage a large office of inspector general and in dependably oversee an agency with significant program responsibilities and financial resources. in this role, i've gained 80 appreciation for the critical...